BCG Daily Sunday 16th July 2023
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"The feeling of Hardeep Singh Kohli touching my hair makes me feel sick"
The BBC offered to provide a female employee with "warnings" when Hardeep Singh Kohli was working near her after she reported that he had sexually assaulted her on the set of a children's TV show, it has been claimed. Dawn Elrick alleges that Kohli, 54, groped her while they filmed the game show Get 100 at BBC Scotland's studios in Glasgow and said he wanted to perform a degrading sex act on her.
Marc Horne, The Sunday Times, 16th July 2023
Jarlath Regan: 'Moving home was the most challenging thing I ever had to do'
Jarlath Regan created a hit podcast and a comedy career as an Irish export. After a decade in London, he chats to Erin McCafferty about why moving is his biggest achievement.
Erin McCafferty, The Sunday Times, 16th July 2023
From hit-and-run horror to comedy icon: Joe Pasquale opens up on inspiring career
Comedy legend Joe Pasquale has opened up about his childhood trauma and career triumphs as he releases a new horror book.
Garry Bushell, Sunday Express, 16th July 2023
Edinburgh Fringe 10x10: Ten 'how to's
You're always learning something at the Fringe. Here are ten Edinburgh shows that explicitly professes to be offering advice. (And here's our tip - take them all with a pinch of salt)
Chortle, 16th July 2023
How the Welsh language inspired '90s comedy classic The Fast Show
In a video originally posted on The Fast Show fan Twitter account, Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson outlined how much of Channel 9 was informed by the Welsh language.
David Owens, Nation Cymru, 16th July 2023
Theatre At The Fringe - interview - Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story
Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story is a queer, comedic retelling of Princess Diana's life as it should've played out.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 16th July 2023
Funny At The Fringe - interview - Liz Guterbock: Geriatric Millennial
Geriatric Millennial tackles the big questions head on: Does not wanting kids make you a monster? Can a sandwich from Marks & Spencer really define your identity?
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 16th July 2023
Hidden gems: 5 more #EdFringe 2023 shows not to miss
Discover 5 hidden gems - in no particular order - performances that may have slipped you by in past seasons, but were keenly noticed and celebrated by theQR.
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 16th July 2023
#SNAPCHATZ Episode 27: Unexpected funnies at #EdFringe 2023
Immerse yourself in unexpected funnies at #EdFringe 2023 as we journey through the hilarious magic stunts of Luke Osey's Immature Magic, the rollicking acrobatics of YUCK Circus, and the adult puppet mayhem in Bill's 44th. Buckle up for a roller coaster of laughter and unexpected delights in today's #SNAPCHATZ!
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 16th July 2023
Why comedian is a terrible job to have on the queer dating scene
Tim Murray says so many gay guys don't go for his 'authentic, goofy, effeminate self'.
Tim Murray, Chortle, 16th July 2023
John Nettleton obituary
Actor who appeared as the cold, calculating cabinet secretary Sir Arnold Robinson in the TV satire Yes Minister.
Anthony Hayward, The Guardian, 16th July 2023
Funny At The Fringe - interview - Le Wine Club
"A one-person cabaret show where our sommelier Anna Lou teaches us all about wine with music, comedy storytelling and a wee bit of mystery."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 16th July 2023
Funny At The Fringe - interview - Ollie Horn: Not Much
"It's a storytelling show (but a good one) about some of the worst and most impossibly bad gigs I've ever done in nearly ten years of touring stand-up comedy."
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 16th July 2023
#SNAPCHATZ Episode 28: Unveiling hidden truths at #EdFringe 2023
Welcome to this thrilling episode of #SNAPCHATZ, where we unveil hidden truths at #EdFringe 2023! Delve into Rupert's soul-searching journey in DARLING BOY, feel the tension with Jamie Armitage's intense crime thriller An Interrogation, and let Nate and Ed's comic mockery in Men Who Are Being Preserved in Oil tickle your funny bone!
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 16th July 2023
Edinburgh Interview: Olivia Zerphy and Emily Wheatman on The Life Sporadic of Jess Wildgoose
"We have a bit of second album syndrome with the second show... We're like, 'Oh my God, but the first one was so good, how do we top it?'"
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly, 16th July 2023
Edinburgh Interview: David Lescot on Dough at Pleasance Dome
"It's not only about money; it's about life, it's about relationships. It's about what we exchange in life, what goes between people."
Greg Stewart, Theatre Weekly, 16th July 2023
David Ian: (Just A) Perfect Gay interview
I spoke to him to find out more about his first edfringe show - in which he draws on his own experiences of growing up gay in small town Kent in the 90s - and about his career path thus far.
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 16th July 2023
EdFringe Talk: Kathy Maniura: Objectified
"You've gotta fight pretty hard to keep a level head, a regular sleep pattern and healthy gut, but it's absolutely worth it."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 16th July 2023
Fringe in 5 - Mohamed Bangura
Amy chats to Mohamed Bangura who will be performing in NewsRevue (HMS Unthinkable) at Edinburgh Fringe!
Amy Rye, Lost in Theatreland, 16th July 2023
Meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedian who gave up crime podcast after death threat
When he was warned one of the figures he had chatted to could - and would - kill him, he decided to give up the world of podcasting and concentrate on being a stand-up comedian.
Paula Murray, Scottish Daily Express, 16th July 2023
Vix Leyton: Twitter changed my life - I'll never forgive Elon Musk for what he's done to it
The platform has been a toxic place at times, writes Vix Leyton. But it has also been a global community like none other.
Vix Leyton, The Independent, 16th July 2023Ian Stone, Joe McTernan, and More to Play Edinburgh Fringe Festival Next Month
Additional shows include John Hastings, Cam Gavinski, Myq Kaplan, Elliot Minogue-Stone, and The Mighty Kids Beatbox.
Blair Ingenthron, Broadway World, 16th July 2023